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Book Review: “Marmee” by Sarah Miller

★★★★★ This was a great addition to the classic and beloved story of "Little Women". Told from the point of view of Marmee through her diary entries, see the familiar tale through another's eyes. It took me a little while to get into the diary form of writing, since I have not read a book… Continue reading Book Review: “Marmee” by Sarah Miller

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The Truest Film Adaptation of Little Women

Little Women is one of my all-time favorite books and stories. As a child I fell in love with the 1994 version, and then I saw the 2019 version, and it was so different and unique and the actors were so great that I fell in love all over again. Christmastime always brings me back to Little Women, not that it's a Christmas story particularly, but it feels like it to me, plus the movies always have great winter scenes. So this year, to take it a step further from just reading the book and watching my two favorite movie versions, I decided I would watch ALL the versions I could get my hands on. I was not able to find the 1917 and 1918 silent films, but I watched the 1933, 1949, 1994, and 2019 movies as well as the PBS mini series...